I posted this in the CD section a week ago and didn't get a single response and just a handful of views so I thought I might try here as I'm sure some 2 channel guys are using transports.

Has anyone tried both of these CD transports? Thinking of picking one up as I just found my old CD collection while digging out holiday decorations.

Thanks!

What do you expect would be different between them? They're transports, as long as the reader mechanism is working correctly they should perform identically.

This should be fine for an old CD collection.
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Sony-DVD-...ll&athena=true

A member on another forum I frequent just bought the Audiolab (based on reviews) and is quite happy with it. Unlike others on this forum, I don’t subscribe to the “bits are bits” digital mantra. Not all DACs, transports, or cables, sound the same, at least in my opinion.

Listening to cables and transports, but hearing placebo effect.

The Emperor's new sound.

They’re priced in the same bracket and neither company makes their own optical drives (there’s only 10 remaining manufacturers and they’re all big electronics companies) so I personally don’t see where there would be much of an opportunity for Cambridge or Audiolab to create any difference.

I’m sure they both work fine. I'd personally prefer a tray loading mechanism because I have some discs with janky labels and a couple 3" singles which might not play nice with a slot loader.

I have not heard the Audiolab but I did audition the Cambridge in my music room for about three weeks. Here is a link to an earlier post about my CD player and transport tests (see Post 15):

https://www.avsforum.com/forum/173-2...l#post55187756